The Las Vegas Aces have been riding high since clinching their second consecutive WNBA championship by edging out the New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4 of the Finals.
The festive vibe extended to the postgame press conference, as Kelsey Plum kept up her tradition of amusing A’ja Wilson by playing music through a speaker perched on her shoulder.
Post-game, Finals MVP, A’ja Wilson, reached out to Usher, who is currently performing in Las Vegas, inviting him to their upcoming parade.
“Usher, I saw you got your ‘national Usher day.’ … We lit, the parade is Monday,” Wilson said, referring to the city declaring Oct. 17 as “Usher Raymond Day.”
Wilson emphasized the invitation by posting a written reminder on social media.
Hey @Usher 🤭 if ya not busy our parade is tomorrow …if ya wanna slide 😁
— A’ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) October 23, 2023
Despite Usher’s absence from the parade, he responded to the Aces with a video, congratulating them and inviting them to his show in Vegas.
“A’ja Wilson, I got your message. I see you, I hear you. Couldn’t be at the parade but I wanted to send this out to you to say congratulations. … I wanted to invite you to come see the show, come see me do it ‘My Way’ in Vegas.”
CONGRATULATIONS @LVAces 👏🏾 @_ajawilson22 I wish I could’ve been there, but pull up to my show…I got U. https://t.co/FQuvt1gOPl pic.twitter.com/4aZKYfeyuz
— Usher Raymond IV (@Usher) October 25, 2023
Wilson’s excitement was palpable after Usher’s response, but Sydney Colson joked about receiving tickets to Usher’s show after her modest Game 4 performance.
According to Wilson, Colson’s contributions in Game 4 might not earn her any tickets from Usher.
Lolololololololol syd scores 2 points in game 4 and think she can get usher tickets awww https://t.co/EWniNWyxpC pic.twitter.com/e6AtRGTpfD
— A’ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) October 25, 2023
Although Usher did not specify a date in his offer, he has two more shows scheduled for October at the Park MGM and 10 dates throughout November.
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